Country- and regionally based origin or risk factors may contribute to the pathogenesis of IBD

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The research team assessed that changes in socioeconomic status might occur differently in different geographical areas and populations and, consequently, it is important to consider the heterogeneity of risk factors applicable to the individual patient.

The research team found that environmental risk factors of individual, familial, community-based, country-based and regionally based origin may all contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.

"The present review aims to provide an update of the literature exploring geographical variability in inflammatory bowel disease and to explore the environmental risk factors that may account for this variability."